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Michigan Judge Ends Zoom Hearing After Woman Appears Driving
Defendant Kimberly Carroll joined a virtual debt hearing from a moving car, denied driving, and faced a default judgment after the judge challenged her honesty and conduct, court records show.
- On Wednesday, Judge Michael K. McNally abruptly ended a virtual hearing in Woodhaven's 33rd District Court after Kimberly Carroll appeared to join from what seemed to be the driver's seat of a moving vehicle.
- Attorney Brian Groen representing LVNV Funding had initiated a civil debt case against Carroll totaling $1,921.85, but McNally had already entered a default judgment after she failed to check in on time for the Zoom session.
- When McNally questioned her seating position, Carroll insisted she was a passenger, prompting the judge to ask, "Am I crazy, or does it not look like you're driving that car?" The visible seatbelt appeared to extend from the driver's side.
- After Carroll hesitated to show the driver, McNally instructed his clerk to note she "was not available at the time and then was driving a car and telling the court she was not." He then entered a default judgment citing her conduct.
- The recorded exchange from the Courtroom Zoom Call gained widespread attention on social media, drawing scrutiny to both Carroll's conduct and McNally's handling of the virtual proceeding.
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